On Saturday Evelyn went to a friend’s (Ethan’s) birthday party. She had so much fun. The theme of the party was super heroes and they made capes and shot silly-string (Spider-man) and had a Batman cake and everything. They really did a great job and Evelyn loved it.
Jack has been doing so much better with his rash and he mostly looks like a healthy little boy now rather than a kid who just walked through a briar patch. This is good, because he is so cute and it is hard when all people see are his rashes and scratches. We’ve gotten a lot of comments that go something like this:
“Your little daughter is so cute- and healthy! And the big one has the prettiest hair! Oh you have a boy too- what happened to his face? Is he sick?”
This is why I was so happy the other day during our weekly institute lunch when a friend made the comment that “No offense is intended, but the boy is way cuter than the girl today.” No offense was taken; Addy has had her share of cute comments.
The sad part is that he still scratches himself at night. I think it has become a habit. Sometimes he wakes up looking like he got in a fight with a barbed wire fence. This is why we still wrap him up for bed, so that he looks like a hot dog bun with his little head sticking out of the top. Well, the other day during nap time everything was nice and peaceful when suddenly an unearthly scream was heard from the bedroom. Rach ran in to see what the matter was, and there she found Adalie with a maniacal expression in her countenance, beating Jackson with a pillow. Our poor boy didn’t have any arms to defend himself with so he was just taking it full in the face. It was one of those times as a parent when you don’t know whether you should laugh or be concerned.
Well, that’s not the end of the story. See, we have started putting the babies to bed in the crib in Evelyn’s room. This has brought about its own share of frustrations, but we won’t focus too much on that for now. Let’s just say that we hope it won’t be too long before they can all sleep through the night without us having to worry about them waking each other up. Anyway, Evelyn is very excited about this new development, and sometimes likes to lay down with the babies in the crib. This morning she was laying with Adalie while we were out tending to Jack. When we went back into the bedroom we saw Evelyn, with a very familiar maniacal expression, standing on Adalie’s stomach and preparing to jump up and down.
It all came full circle the other day though, when Evelyn was playing with the babies, and they both decided to coordinate an attack on their older sister. Simultaneously they reached out and grabbed her hair on opposite sides of her head. Evelyn was surrounded and had nowhere to run.
It looks like our kids are starting to act like siblings are supposed to act. Not that this is always fighting and picking on each other. There have also been several very sweet moments when they are playing with each other and comforting each other and I am so excited to watch our family as it matures. It is very rewarding to have such wonderful children.
Our mixing bowls provided for a full afternoon of fun
Evelyn loves the song "Popcorn Popping" and she does a very good job with all of the actions. This week, while Rachel was visiting teaching, Evelyn and I made our own popcorn tree. She was such a good helper, and she liked eating the popcorn too!
Jack and Addy's new favorite activity: Eating solids (and then spitting it out and smearing it in their hair, ears, nose, and eyes with their hands).
We've mentioned this once before, but here is an actual picture. This is Adalie's signature move. While she makes this face she is also breathing in and out through her nose as fast as she can. She does it whenever she gets excited.
Our little man. So cute.And here is all the fun that Evelyn is missing after she goes to bed. Oh Baby!
What great pictures! Evelyn's hair is getting so long, and the babies are so adorable! If a picture is worth a thousand words, that was a great post!
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